title: Evidence-based research in the primary dental care setting.
abstract: Evidence based practice is now recognised as an important topic for all health professionals, and rightly so. It is essential that clinical procedures we offer to our patients or drugs that we prescribe have been scientifically proven to be of benefit.
authors.affiliation: University Dental Hospital of Manchester.
authors.forename: I C
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Mackie
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D020770:Compomers; D003188:Composite Resins; D003723:Dental Amalgam; D003729:Dental Care; D018865:Dental Research; D003793:Dental Restoration, Permanent; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D006801:Humans; D008689:Methacrylates; D015337:Multicenter Studies as Topic; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D012107:Research Design; D017640:Silicates; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous
chemical_list: D020770:Compomers; D003188:Composite Resins; C088486:Dyract; D005899:Glass Ionomer Cements; D008689:Methacrylates; D017640:Silicates; D003723:Dental Amalgam